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Newspaper
Russell Banner
Location
Russell, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
4
A fragmentary verse scene depicts the grave of John Keats amid dim city lights and the living plants around it. The speaker reflects on mortality and memory as the wind stirs and violets bloom, with the moment tied to a Scribner’s Magazine appearance.
Henry James Dwight discusses a Camberwell beauty and Rose Craven overhears. Rose confronts Dwight and breaks their engagement, feeling betrayed by his casual talk of a wealthy catch. Dwight accepts the separation, planning to return to the city next day.
In Wadeworth wood Harry Dwight courts Rose while she overhears a mercenary line about a Camberwell beauty. Dwight denies, explains the so called wealth is from a rare butterfly, Vanessa antiopa, worth money to collectors. Rose learns the truth as Dwight’s beetle tale unfolds.
The piece notes that elite Chinese families face difficulty finding husbands for daughters with bound feet, viewing unmaimed feet as preferable. It argues love in marriage is rarely discussed, that self harm among women is common, and that many wives in Peking end their lives each year due to unhappiness and bereavement.
The fragment describes Beau Nash and rivals like Beau Fielding and Beau Brummel. It notes his vanity and descent into obscurity and poverty, with a habit of extraordinary bets to survive. At York he had lost all money, and friends promised 50 guineas if he would stand at a great door of the city.
Aided by a blanket, Mr Nash appears in church crowd as the dean questions the masquerade. Nash replies it is a Yorkshire penance for keeping bad company, turning the moment into a humorously devout exchange.
The piece notes that Temple Bar was sacrificed in 1873 to ease traffic, while a dragon topped pillar memorial was erected in 1880. It cites Boehm crafted statues of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales, claims the costly 10,696 pound monument was absurd, and records Temple Bar as later rebuilt as an entrance to Sir Henry Mansx’s grounds in 1888.
In the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph a dialogue questions the ages of Methuselah and other patriarchs. Mr Dokane asks how longevity endured, and Mr Gaswell quips that it was before many diseases existed.
The weary applicant faces a test of drink as the lady of the house eyes his nose. He explains the red tint comes from autumn mountains not liquor, revealing a playful misdirection in a domestic scene.
A provocative exchange unfolds as a diplomat claims his wife was present but emphasizes the standing ladies were young and attractive. The two move to a corner for privacy, per the Chicago Record-Herald account.
A Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph excerpt shows a class debate on whether incendiary words are lawful. The professor urges careful diction while a student questions legal limits, prompting the exchange about speech and safety.
A hostess comments on Willie Knox s small appetite at dinner. Willie replies that he filled up on cookies after hearing his mother say they wouldn t get much food, explaining his reluctance to eat further.
A Chicago Post quote recalls a boy and an old man sharing a memory of corporal discipline. The youth asks to witness a strap whipping now, while the elder reflects that parents were sterner in the past.
A curious account explains how a fly moves across a smooth surface leaving a gum like residue that acts as footing. If the fly stops the gum dries and may trap the leg, while listening to the fly on a silk covered handkerchief reveals a harsh rasping sound from its feet.
A pair of disputants argue over the existence of Adam and Eve. The first claims they never existed and the second counters with their own question about presence, followed by a counterpoint about absence. The exchange showcases logical paradoxes in a concise moral dialogue.
Mrs. Chugwater criticizes cheap shirts for wearing out after washing, while Mr. Chugwater defends the low washing cost of sixty cents as saving. The exchange shifts to fruit canning as a broader domestic economy moment.
A humorous dialogue features a man praised as a fine fellow and his hoaxing counterpart. The banter centers on the cost of a bonnet for the wife, with irony on who bears the expense for a similar gift. The exchange ends with the husband noting inevitable payment for another bonnet.
Manitoba wheat markets show firm prices with intermittent demand. Exporters seek to fill vessel quotas, elevators and warehouses run full, farmers deliver reluctantly, and prices range from 50c to 66 3/4c per bushel across grades with spot and en route stock factors noted.
The Rev. Herbert Workman, Cambridge distance runner and English rector, spoke of balancing parish duties with athletics. He contrasted English self directed training with American trainer led methods, citing climate, independence, and personal discipline as keys to distance running success.
A hotel coach carries jubilant visitors up mountain roads as crowds cheer scenic views. The driver, remaining calm, explains he understands their desire to get their money’s worth and admits he does not share their enthusiasm. The mountain jehu keeps dignity amid the spectacle.
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